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The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially called the Vivo Indian Premier League, is a glitzy and glamorous professional Twenty20 Cricket league in India which started in 2008. There are eight teams representing eight different Indian cities, namely Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was a brainchild of Lalit Modi. The league, in its 10 years of existence, developed into the world's biggest and the richest T20 league. IPL also has an exclusive window in International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The format of the league is divided into two halves - Round Robin and Qualifiers. Each of the eight teams will play each other twice in a home and away round robin format in the league phase. After the end of the league phase, the top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in 1st Qualifier for a place in the final. However, the team which loses in the 1st Qualifier will get another chance for the IPL by playing the second qualifying match (Winner of the Eliminator match between third and fourth place teams). The winner of the second qualifier will play the final match against the winner of the first qualifier.

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    India Is Lucky To Have A Captain In Dhoni: Afridi

    Cricket | Apr 07, 2011, 01:59 PM

    Lahore, Apr 7 : India is lucky to have a "stable" captain like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, according to Pakistan's ODI skipper Shahid Afridi who is still trying to play down his negative remarks against Indians

  • sangakkara looking forward to stint with deccan chargers

    Sangakkara Looking Forward To Stint With Deccan Chargers

    Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 08:35 PM

    Hyderabad, Apr 6: Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara today said he felt privileged to lead the city-based team in the upcoming fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was looking forward to playing

  • hectic schedule will drain players says dhoni

    Hectic Schedule Will Drain Players, Says Dhoni

    Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 03:54 PM

    Chennai, Apr 6: Never the one to mince words when it comes speaking his mind, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today criticised the hectic cricket schedule, saying the crammed calendar this year will drain the

  • sachin deserves bharat ratna says dhoni

    Sachin Deserves 'Bharat Ratna', Says Dhoni

    Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 05:48 PM

    Chennai, Apr 6: World Cup winning Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today joined the growing calls to award batting ace Sachin Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna, saying no cricketer deserves it more than him.“Yes, 200

  • big b says players fans will need to adjust to new roles in

    Big B Says, Players, Fans Will Need To Adjust To New Roles In IPL 4

    Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 03:29 PM

    Mumbai, Apr 6: Terming it as “bizarre”, megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels cricketers who played against each other in the World Cup will now be playing for each other in the soon to begin IPL tournament.“In

  • deccan chargers keen to win more matches before home crowd

    Deccan Chargers Keen To Win More Matches Before Home Crowd

    Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 03:16 PM

    Hyderabad, Apr 6: Deccan Chargers Hyderabad team is keen on winning more matches in the upcoming fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) before the home crowd here, its coach Darren Lehmann said here.“With

  • preity rubbishes rumours of selling her ipl team

    Preity Rubbishes Rumours Of Selling Her IPL Team

    Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 12:50 PM

    Mumbai, Apr 6 :  Brushing aside rumours of selling her IPL cricket team Kings XI Punjab, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta said she will never go out of it completely."We were going to do a stake

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  • it s not easy to replace kirsten warne

    It's Not Easy To Replace Kirsten: Warne

    Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 09:07 PM

    Jaipur, April 5: Australian spin legend Shane Warne today said it will be difficult for India to find a suitable replacement for coach Gary Kirsten, under whom the side reached the pinnacle of the game.Kirsten

  • sachin is already a bharat ratna for public says dravid

    Sachin Is Already A 'Bharat Ratna' For Public, Says Dravid

    Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 09:04 PM

    Jaipur, April 5: Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that although Sachin Tendulkar is yet to be conferred 'Bharat Ratna' but he is already one for the millions of cricket crazy Indians."I don't know when

  • iaf to fly dhoni in a su 30 mki

    IAF To Fly Dhoni In A Su-30 MKI

    Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 01:44 PM

    New Delhi, Apr 5 :  The chief of Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal P V Naik  said on Monday that he will seek special permission from the government so that India captain Mahendra Singh

  • sangakkara to lead deccan chargers in ipl 4

    Sangakkara To Lead Deccan Chargers In IPL 4

    Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 10:10 AM

    Hyderabad, Apr 4 :  Sri Lanka skipper Kumara Sangakkara will lead the Deccan Chargers in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, it was announced here today.Australian cricketer Cameron White will be Sangakkara's deputy

  • sahara may dilute some stake in pune warriors

    Sahara May Dilute Some Stake In Pune Warriors

    Cricket | Mar 28, 2011, 04:48 PM

    Boston, Mar 28: Sahara Group Chief Subrata Roy has said he will consider reducing his stake in IPL team Pune Warriors, which he acquired for USD 370 million, and indicated there will be no infusion

  • kochi stadium geared up to host 5 ipl matches

    Kochi Stadium Geared Up To Host 5 IPL Matches

    Cricket | Mar 12, 2011, 09:33 PM

    Kochi, Mar 12: Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) today said all preparations for the first Indian Premier League encounter between Kochi IPL, making its debut this season, and Royal challengers, Bangalore, was almost complete and it

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  • katrina denies she was approached by ipl teams

    Katrina Denies, She Was Approached By IPL Teams

    Cricket | Mar 09, 2011, 11:59 AM

    Mumbai, Mar 8 :  Bollywood star  Katrina Kaif has said that reports that she has been approached to be the face of Pune and Kochi IPL teams were "untrue".She was reacting to reports in a

  • gambhir is kkr captain

    Gambhir Is KKR Captain

    Cricket | Mar 08, 2011, 09:33 PM

    Kolkata, March 7: India batsman Gautam Gambhir was on Monday named captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders team for the Indian Premier League season four starting next month.Announcing Gambhir's appointment as KKR captain, the IPL

  • sc stays hc order against bcci on ipl broadcasting rights

    SC Stays HC Order Against BCCI On IPL Broadcasting Rights

    Cricket | Mar 08, 2011, 08:45 PM

    New Delhi, Mar 8: The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court order allowing Mauritius-based World Sports Group's (WSG) appeal against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking arbitration with regard

  • govt revokes lalit modi s passport

    Govt Revokes Lalit Modi's Passport

    Cricket | Mar 04, 2011, 09:46 PM

    Mumbai, Mar 4:  Eluding investigating agencies for last six months over allegations of foreign exchange violations, sacked IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi found his passport revoked today by the government in its bid to bring him

  • ipl experience in india will help in the world cup bravo

    IPL Experience In India Will Help In The World Cup: Bravo

    Cricket | Feb 22, 2011, 07:08 PM

    New Delhi, Feb 22: West Indies are determined to prove themselves on the big stage and much will rest on the shoulders of vice-captain Dwayne Bravo, who believes the experience of playing in the Indian

  • ipl players auction may be put off

    IPL Players' Auction May Be Put Off

    Cricket | Dec 11, 2010, 08:53 PM

    Mumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) With the Cricket Board entangled in legal battles against Indian Premier League franchisees Rajasthan Royals and King's XI Punjab, the players' auctionscheduled for January 8-9 may be postponed, a BCCI source

  • bcci retains disciplinary panel probing charges against modi

    BCCI Retains Disciplinary Panel Probing Charges Against Modi

    Cricket | Dec 11, 2010, 05:55 PM

    Mumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) The BCCI today rejected former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's demand to re-constitute the disciplinary committee probing charges of financial irregularities against him and retained the same three member panel which has

 
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